Capital markets news | Tue 4 Aug 2026
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eFishery scandal
The fraud at eFishery went undetected by regular audits from major firms like PwC and Grant Thornton, and was only exposed in 2024 after whistleblowers triggered a forensic investigation that uncovered falsified accounts, dual books, shell companies, and fabricated customer transactions, revealing that reported profits (including USD16 million in the first nine months of 2024) masked substantial losses and cumulative financial inflation of up to USD600 million.
Equity
- Healthy IPO pipeline to face tougher investor demands in 2H Edge
- Ancom Nylex secures 4‑Star FTSE ESG Rating, added to FTSE4Good Indices Mail
- MMM Group plans to appeal Bursa’s rejection of PN17 regularisation plan Edge
- LYC Healthcare has until Fri to file overdue annual report to avoid trading suspension Edge
- Foreign investors return to net buying with RM11.1m net inflows last week Edge NST Star
- Shein to weigh cost reset for late backers before Hong Kong IPO Edge
- AI chip designer DeepX’s value surges to USD2.2b in funding Edge
- Big investors think it might be time to buy in South Korea Edge
- India’s new stock closing auction sparks confusion on debut Edge
- KKR-backed logistics firm LEAP India seeks USD734m valuation in India IPO Edge
- Bithumb now targets 2028 IPO after major internal restructuring Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Ripple invests in Zilo and Licuido to assist tokenised capital markets push Cointelegraph
- Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge-fund implosion offers 3 investing lessons Yahoo
- The AI spending boom is hitting a key Wall Street metric Yahoo
- Federal Reserve’s action has significant implications for the stock market Yahoo
- IBM’s Gary Cohn says Kevin Warsh is trying to break Wall Street’s Fed addiction Yahoo
Debt
- Tune Protect Group’s A2, P1 ratings affirmed RAM
- Zecon Medivest’s proposed sukuk assigned preliminary AA2 rating RAM
- George Kent’s ratings affirmed MARC NST
- Sime Darby Property NEV’s Gold impact assessment validated MARC Star
- Moody’s affirms Public Bank’s A3 ratings, says outlook is stable Edge Star
- Moody’s affirms Hong Leong Bank’s A3 ratings, maintains stable outlook Star
- Bond fundraising likely to gain traction Star
- MBSB Bank, Huawei in RM400m financing for 5G infrastructure Edge NST
- Malaysia bank loan growth slows as household demand eases NST
- Malaysia loan demand rebounds as business borrowing surges NST
- Aldrich unit gets approval to offer online money lending services Edge Star
- Khee San says all outstanding debt to creditors settled Edge
- Malaysia’s climate adaptation financing needs estimated at RM3.5t by 2050 Edge
- Bank Indonesia wants more lending from commercial banks, acting governor says Edge
- China LGFV says it can repay debt even as bond sale hits snag Edge
- Chinese govt bond futures kick off trading in Hong Kong Edge
- The bond market is doing something for the first time in nearly 20 years Yahoo
- America’s debt just hit a record Yahoo
- Top Wall Street wealth advisor is stunned by the national debt Yahoo
- Aston Martin creditors threaten legal action over plan to sell branding rights NST
Commodities
- OPEC+ oil output hike is irrelevant for now, not for later: Russell NST
- Trump blasts Exxon, Chevron for making ‘too much money,’ demands lower prices Yahoo
- ‘In Trump we trust’: Why the oil market keeps believing him Yahoo
- Oil prices drop 7% to 3-week low after Trump cancels attack on Iran Yahoo
- Big Oil warns global fuel stocks are running dangerously low Yahoo
Digital assets
- Bitget set to exit Japan, close all remaining positions by year-end Coindesk Cointelegraph
- US-Japan intervention revives yen carry trade fears for bitcoin Coindesk
- South Korean stablecoin outflows top USD367m in Jun Cointelegraph
- The bitcoin futures yield collapse: Once over 20%, now less than Treasury notes Coindesk
- Hackers target bitcoin’s safest hiding place in ongoing attack Edge
- Coldcard wallet losses near USD114m as fourth sweep emerges Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Coldcard’s 5-year flaw reveals hardware wallet testing gap Cointelegraph
- BlackRock launches blockchain-based money market offerings Coindesk Cointelegraph
- HashKey receives JPMorgan approval to open client money account Cointelegraph
- Crypto treasury firm ZeroStack warns of survival risk amid USD82.5m loss Cointelegraph
- US FBI intelligence agent arrested in connection with theft of USD1m in crypto Coindesk
- CLARITY Act failure could send crypto valuations lower: Bernstein Cointelegraph
- Robinhood wins UK crypto registration before new regulatory regime kicks off Coindesk
- Kenya moves 30 million academic credentials onto Avalanche blockchain Cointelegraph
M&A
- Maybank buys remaining stake in Etiqa’s holding company for RM4.83b Edge NST Star
- Press Metal to acquire Koon family’s stake in PMB Tech for 70 sen per share Edge Star
- Mah Sing, SP Setia extend conditional period for Semenyih land acquisition Edge
- Kluang oil palm land measuring 1,124 acres on market for RM400m Edge
- China Mobile said to be to mulling stake sale in Thailand’s True Edge
- Japan’s Orix to buy UK aviation company AerFin Star
- AstraZeneca investors see little logic in Bristol-Myers tie-up Edge
- Fosun unit said to be near deal for Apollo-backed Athora Germany Edge
- BP completes sale of Gelsenkirchen refinery as overhaul continues Edge
- Shell sells European onshore renewables to TotalEnergies Edge Star
Malaysia
- Malaysia’s economic growth may exceed 5% in 2026 Star
- AI, chips are turning Malaysia into Asia’s growth standout Edge Mail Star
- Malaysian factory conditions modestly better in Jul as orders rise Edge Mail NST
- Manufacturing resilience raises GDP growth expectations, but firms still cautious Edge
- Strong exports may lift 2H GDP beyond current expectations Edge
- DOSM: Sabah records RM105.5b in 2025 trade, marks fourth year above RM100b Mail
- Reforms welcomed but National Trust Fund still needs discipline to catch up Edge
- Strengthen the wage system to create retirement security Edge
- MACC IO denies his investigations against Guan Eng one-sided Edge
- 1MDB civil trial kicks off with Najib accused of misappropriating USD5.6b Edge
Other markets
- Indonesia posts second straight trade deficit in Jun as imports surge Edge
- Indonesia exports up 8.84% in Jun Star
- Government officials voice concerns over planned Bali financial hub Star
- Vietnam Jul trade deficit widens, driven by higher fuel costs Edge
- Southeast Asia’s factory activity bounces back from 11-month low Edge
- China factory growth slows to 4-month low in Jul, survey shows Edge NST
- How a US-Japan pact to hit yen speculators came together Yahoo
- White House props up yen against backdrop of Washington-Tokyo trade deal Yahoo
- BOJ says global AI demand could have sticky inflationary effect NST
- Japan’s factory output surges to near 12-year high in July, PMI shows NST
- South Korea factory activity quickens on surge in export demand, PMI shows NST
- NY Fed’s John Williams warns rate hikes on table if inflation persists Yahoo
- Fed’s Williams expects inflation to ease, says Fed will act if it doesn’t Yahoo
- Capital One closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money laundering probe Edge
- US factory activity expands at strongest pace since 2022 Edge
- Big Tech’s cloud backlog just hit USD2.3t — and it’s feeding AI capex plans Yahoo
- Trump’s latest tariffs hit with new lawsuit by group of states Yahoo
- UK faces recession if Strait of Hormuz stays closed NST
- Eurozone factory output near 4½-year high in Jul but demand still weak, PMI shows Edge
- Swiss annual inflation ticks down to 0.4% in Jul Edge
- AI skills more valuable than MBAs, 86% of finance executives say Edge
- Why long-term capital moves Edge